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   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 1994

                                                   Registration No. 2-86509
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                         POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                                  GENESCO INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  Tennessee                                        62-0211340
(State or other jurisdiction                      (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization                 Identification No.)




                             1415 MURFREESBORO ROAD
                           NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
                                 (615) 367-7000

              (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
       including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)


                             THOMAS B. CLARK, ESQ.
                            EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
                              AND GENERAL COUNSEL
                                  GENESCO INC.
                             1415 MURFREESBORO ROAD
                           NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
                                 (615) 367-8464


(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                            of agent for service)

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                 On October 6, 1983, Genesco Inc. registered 1,637,840 shares
of common stock, $1.00 par value, ("Common Stock") for issuance upon the
exercise of two series of warrants, 737,840 shares that were issuable upon the
exercise of warrants to purchase Common Stock at a price of $8.00 per share
until February 15, 1993 and 900,000 shares that were issuable upon the exercise
of warrants to purchase Common Stock at a price of $11.75 per share, subject to
adjustment, until October 15, 1993.

                 Both series of warrants have expired.  Pursuant to the
undertaking by Genesco Inc. set forth in this registration statement, Genesco
Inc. is hereby removing from registration 913,353 shares of Common Stock that
were not issued upon the exercise of such warrants prior to their expiration.


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                                   SIGNATURES

                 PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
THE REGISTRANT CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT
MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-3 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS
BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF NASHVILLE
AND STATE OF TENNESSEE, ON THE 24th DAY OF JANUARY, 1994.

                                        GENESCO INC.


                                        BY: /s/ James S. Gulmi
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                                            James S. Gulmi
                                            Vice President - Finance





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